on January 28, 2023, 12:00 pm
by CARLA JAEGER, The Melbourne Age, 27 January 2023
The Ukrainian ambassador has called for the Australian Open to ban the father of tennis champion Novak Djokovic from the men’s singles finals.
Vasyl Myroshnychenko, Ukraine’s most senior representative in Australia, has also called on the 21-time Grand Slam winner to explain his stance on Russia’s invasion given his father’s actions.
“The fact that the father of the most famous tennis player in the world is supporting Putin, it’s not good. It doesn’t look good him either,” the ambassador told this masthead. “He has to address this question.”
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https://www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/ban-novak-djokovic-s-father-from-men-s-finals-ukraine-ambassador-says-20230127-p5cftv.html
https://nz.news.yahoo.com/news/tennis-australia-issues-warning-after-novak-djokovics-father-poses-with-pro-putin-demonstrators-194755746.html
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